Series synopsis
Flatland is a Chinese sci-fi & fantasy action & adventure television series that premiered on El Rey Network on April 1, 2002. It ended on August 26, 2002. It was created by Andre Morgan, Stanley Tong Gwai-Lai. It stars Françoise Yip, Bumper Robinson, Phillip Rhys and Katherine Kendall.
In the not-so-distant-future of 2010, three young Americans—Amy, JT and Quentin—are visiting Shanghai, when they get shanghaied by mysterious Mr Smith and taken to Flatland, a place where past and present meet, literally. The only way out for the trio is to agree to fight Khan for him, an evil ancient warrior living through his reincarnations, and capable of destroying the world if not stopped in time.
Premise
In the not-so-distant-future of 2010, three young Americans—Amy, JT and Quentin—are visiting Shanghai, when they get shanghaied by mysterious Mr Smith and taken to Flatland, a place where past and present meet, literally. The only way out for the trio is to agree to fight Khan for him, an evil ancient warrior living through his reincarnations, and capable of destroying the world if not stopped in time.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Françoise Yip as Amy Li
- Bumper Robinson as JT Dunnit
- Phillip Rhys as Quentin Mitchell
- Katherine Kendall as Linda Meyers
- Dennis Hopper as Smith
- Kee Chan as Uncle
Guest cast
- Zhan Xiaonan as Tsao Min
- Liam Waite as Noel Jagger
- Tammy Tavares as Victoria Burns
- Michael Wong as Fish
- Sean Murphy as Leon Jessup
- David Hayward as Simon Cross
- Steven Grives as Richard Coventry
- Telly Liu as Shadow Warrior
- Dylan Neal as David White
- Eric Chen as Shadow Warrior
- Miguel Pérez as Petrino
- Adam Frank as Ori
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 22 | April 1, 2002 | August 26, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mists of Time Shanghai, 2010. Three young Americans find themselves caught in the mysterious web of a man known only as "Smith." Smith's world, "Flatland," is terrifying. A place where the past and the present exist with deadly consequences. |
April 1, 2002 |
| 2 |
Resurrection Coventry is gone, but Khan is back, this time in the more youthful form of Noel Jagger, a slick, seductive playboy who wastes no time reclaiming his stake atop the criminal underworld of Shanghai. |
April 8, 2002 |
| 3 |
Higher Form of Killing Jagger gets his hands on a deadly nerve agent developed during WWII, and not long after an entire village is decimated. JT and Mitchell set out to find who is responsible, while Smith's rage reaches a boil. |
April 15, 2002 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | El Rey Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 1, 2002 |
| Last aired | August 26, 2002 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday at 21:00:00 |